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Tennessee state elections in 2024 were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including the election of a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, were held on August 1, 2024.
Tennessee is a stronghold for the Republican Party, and is considered a reliable "red state." Tennessee has 11 electoral votes in the Electoral college.
The presidential primaries were held on March 5, 2024. Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a landslide victory over former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in a landslide as well.[2] Although Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee.[3] He withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.[4]
In the general election, Donald Trump won Tennessee with 64.09% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | 1,964,499 | 64.09% | |||
| Democratic | 1,055,039 | 34.42% | |||
| Independent |
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21,511 | 0.70% | ||
| Green | 8,953 | 0.29% | |||
| Independent |
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5,855 | 0.19% | ||
| Socialism and Liberation | 3,451 | 0.11% | |||
| Socialist Workers |
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985 | 0.03% | ||
| Write-in | 4,692 | 0.15% | |||
| Total votes | 3,064,985 | 100.00% | |||
March 5, 2024, Primary Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 122,803 | 92.14% | 63 | 63 | |
| Uncommitted | 10,475 | 7.86% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total: | 133,278 | 100.00% | 63 | 7 | 70 |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 446,850 | 77.33% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| Nikki Haley | 112,958 | 19.55% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 7,947 | 1.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 4,884 | 0.85% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 1,874 | 0.32% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,714 | 0.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 722 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson (withdrawn) | 533 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Stuckenberg | 352 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 577,834 | 100.00% | 58 | 0 | 58 |
Incumbent one-term Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn won re-election to a second term with 63.81% of the vote.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 1,919,606 | 63.81% | +9.10% | |
| Democratic | Gloria Johnson | 1,027,025 | 34.14% | −9.78% | |
| Independent | Tharon Chandler | 28,558 | 0.95% | N/A | |
| Independent | Pamela Moses | 24,633 | 0.82% | N/A | |
| Independent | Hastina Robinson | 8,270 | 0.27% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,008,092 | 100.00% | |||
August 1, 2024 primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 367,799 | 89.48% | |
| Republican | Tres Wittum | 43,244 | 10.52% | |
| Write-in | 2 | <0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 411,045 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gloria Johnson | 143,962 | 70.20% | |
| Democratic | Marquita Bradshaw | 44,657 | 21.78% | |
| Democratic | Lola Brown | 10,027 | 4.89% | |
| Democratic | Civil Miller-Watkins | 6,420 | 3.13% | |
| Total votes | 205,066 | 100.00% | ||
Tennessee elected nine US Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts. No seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 8-1 Republican majority.
Results by senate districts
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Winners: Republican hold
Democratic hold
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Elections for 16 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 5, 2024.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.
Results by state house districts
Winners:
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2024.
Following the 2024 elections, no seats flipped.
Incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight E. Tarwater was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Sharon G. Lee.[13] On March 9, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly. His term began on September 1, 2023.[14]
He won the retention election on August 1, 2024.[15]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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390,549 | 72.86 |
| No | 145,508 | 27.14 |
| Total votes | 536,057 | 100.00 |
Incumbent Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Matthew J. Wilson was nominated by Governor Bill Lee to fill the passing of Justice John Everett Williams.[17][18]
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes
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393,797 | 74.08 |
| No | 137970 | 25.92 |
| Total votes | 531,587 | 100.00 |
Knox County turnout was extremely low, which could have been the reason that Republicans did relatively poor compared to past elections.
Republican Incumbent David Phil Ballard won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Drew Harper.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Phil Ballard (incumbent) | 30,264 | 54.45% | |
| Democratic | Drew A. Harper | 25,315 | 45.55% | |
| Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% | ||
Republican Incumbent David Buuck won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jackson Fenner.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David L. Buuck (incumbent) | 30,671 | 55.25% | |
| Democratic | Jackson Fenner | 24,838 | 44.75% | |
| Total votes | 55,509 | 100.00% | ||
Republican nominee Alex McVeagh won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Kisha Cheeks.[23]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Alex McVeagh | 20,732 | 57.61% | |
| Democratic | Kisha Cheeks | 15,257 | 42.39% | |
| Total votes | 35,989 | 100.00% | ||
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